Imperfect Continuous - Regular Gerunds
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 10.3.7
Imperfect Continuous with Regular Gerunds
To form the imperfect continuous, use the imperfect form of 'estar' followed by a gerund. It is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past. The imperfect continuous is also called the past continuous.
Estaba corriendo - I was running
Estabas escuchando - you were listening
Estaba volviendo - he/she was returning / you were returning (formal)
Estábamos volando - we were flying
Estabais cantando - you were singing (plural)
Estaban nadando - they were swimming / you were swimming (formal plural)
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